Tag: Critter Removal in West Highland

Humane Animal Trapping Near West Highland MI For Pest Critters

Providing gentle, humane wildlife removal service in West Highland Michigan and the surrounding areas. We are devoted to preserving the balance between people and nature.

Our team of skilled wildlife technicians in West Highland MI are trained specifically for the animals local to your area. We specialize in squirrel, raccoon, skunk, snake, groundhog, bat, and dead animal removal. We also offer a wide variety of other humane nuisance animal removal services covering moles, voles, and other unwanted wildlife, nuisance animals and pests.

Once your West Highland home or property has been humanely cleared of wildlife, our experienced nuisance animal trapping technicians make sure that it is restored and repaired so that wildlife cannot re-enter the property. All our Michigan wildlife professionals are licensed and insured for your protection and comply with all laws regarding West Highland wildlife control and pest prevention.

Wildlife Exclusion Services For Skunks

There are many sicknesses that humans can contract from nuisance wildlife droppings. If there has been a prolonged infestation of raccoons, bats, birds, mice, or any other wildlife, it is a good chance your attic needs to be restored. After the fecal matter of these nuisance animals sits in your attic over an extended period of time, it can start to develop spores of bacteria. Wildlife scent left in the attic will also attract more nuisance animals in the future. Usually 1-3 weeks of infestation can require the attic to be restored due to damages and wildlife scent. The offending nuisance wildlife animals should be trapped or excluded before attic clean up takes place. If you ever decide to inspect your own attic for wildlife droppings, make sure to get a quality respirator to avoid berating in any harmful material. If you are a homeowner with attic restoration questions, feel free to email me about your problems.

When it comes to your home making sure it is protected is key. It doesn’t matter if it is protection from mold, thieves, or animals. If your home is animal proofed then it is highly unlikely an animal would get inside, but there is still a chance that they can get in through an open window or door. Following these steps can help you prevent animals from getting in your home this winter. To get help with these steps and more call us. Our expert staff can identify problem areas and the solution for you.

We are a small locally owned and operated South East Michigan based pest and wildlife control company. We are proud members of Bat Conservation International. Because of the demand for bat removal in all areas of Michigan we have expanded outside our normal service route. We have provided bat and other animal trapping services on residential homes and commercial buildings for 17 plus years. We are a humane wildlife trapping company, specializing in bat removal and colony relocation. We trap, exclude and relocate all nuisance wild animals small to large. All of our bat removal services are done by live exclusions through a one way door system. We have successfully completed thousands of live bat exclusions guaranteed backed with a full five year warranty.

How To Get Rid Of A Dead Skunk

It is undeniable that many find raccoons to be cute. They are clever animals, and have their human-like hands and bandit masks. However, when those cute animals begin trying to share your home, it may be time for animal control/removal. These pests can take up residence in your attic or even your chimney, and may threaten your domestic pets.

Those adorable little hands are used to tear at your roof's shingles in order to gain access to the attic. Not only is this a late night disturbance, because raccoons are nocturnal, but it's bad for your roof, too. They'll also take advantage of an open garage, an abandoned car, or they'll try to build a home under your deck.

The major problem is that raccoons can carry parasites and viruses. For instance, most raccoons carry roundworms. Roundworm eggs can remain live in the feces and can be transmitted to humans upon contact. Additionally, a good percentage of urban raccoons are carriers of the rabies virus which can also be transmitted to humans through bites and scratches.

Since it is very possible that these animals will carry some diseases your pets, or even you and your family can potentially be harmed. If something has been near droppings, it might be infected with roundworm. If your dog has been around the secretions he could catch distemper, or if the animals fight, rabies.

Even if a raccoon isn't living somewhere in or around your house, you may still hear it rummaging in your garbage cans late at night. If your cat or dog investigates, a territorial fight might occur. Depending on the size of your dog and the strength of your cat, the raccoon could win that fight.

Another problem that can arise is with regard to your yard. Cleaning up spilled garbage is frustrating, but these animals can also tear up your lawn and garden searching for food and grubs. Locking garbage can lids and proper fencing can help, but it won't eliminate the problem.

The damage to pets and your home can be costly, both emotionally and with regard to repair expenses. This is why it is important to contact a professional for animal control removal. Professionals know exactly what to do, and can take the necessary steps to make sure the animals are removed properly and humanly and also make sure that the animals wont come back. When the raccoon is trapped and removed from your area, it is permanently relocated, and then you, your pets, and your home will be safe.

Just how does one start such a business? There are lots of ways to start a business, but starting this one off on the wrong foot is going to cost you!

A nuisance animal or nuisance wildlife control business is a career that is right for some people and definitely not right for others.

Let's start out with the job description:

Nuisance Wildlife Control Professional - Resolves nuisance wildlife complaints and prevents future ones. That is the job description in a nutshell albeit a bit oversimplified.

This description does not tell you that you will be climbing ladders, going into attics and crawlspaces and be challenged with wildlife on a daily basis. It goes with the territory.

What about education?

Most people who consider entering this career field have some knowledge of wildlife. They might come from a hunting, trapping or fishing background. This is a helpful because any wildlife knowledge is helpful to the trade.

A college education or a self study program is a leg up on the rest of your competitors.

Education is a great thing and the more you have of it, the better your chances of success will be.

There are very few schools that teach you how to become a Nuisance Wildlife Control Professional. The schools that do exist normally only have a short course and no ongoing support program to ensure your success.

So where does that leave most people? Going it alone. They have to be the pioneer and figure out each step along the way. Make one miss-step and get ready to shell out your hard earned cash to fix that mistake.

Now, back to starting your business.

You must of course obtain business licenses and insurances. If you are going to run this business out of your home, you may need additional homeowners insurance to protect you in the event something happens to your home like a flood or fire.

You will also need training and equipment. Training is important as this is not a business where you can fly by the seat of your pants. Remember that miss-step I was talking about earlier? This is where it will bite you good.

Everyone needs to advertise market and sell their services. With so many marketing messages thrown at consumers each and every second of the day, you have to stay on top of things here. Unfortunately for most new businesses, they are so busy opening their business that they do not spend enough time on this very important part of their start up. Another miss-step.

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy running your own business. It is a challenge, but a challenge that can be a lot of fun if done properly.

If it is your heart's desire to make it happen, you will do it. With the proper vision, plan, equipment, training and system, you will forge ahead and break new grounds. Without these things in place, it is a recipe for a rough road ahead!

After all animals have been removed from the premises, we offer services for animal proofing and exclusion, to prevent animal problems in the future. We also provide these services for houses, buildings, etc where animals are not currently present but are desired to be kept out. We offer animal proofing for decks, porches, sheds, stoops, chimneys, bathroom fan vents, stove vents, roof vents, gable vents, attic fans, eaves, soffit openings, foundations, and more. We also specialize in bat exclusions and proofing; chimney caps, and fan and vent screenings.

Elimination of Animal Odors

Wildlife Under Stoop and Decks: Animals under decks and stoops in Michigan can create numerous incidents that can really be a problem. The worst problems that nuisance wildlife create under a deck or a stoop is skunks spraying, raccoons accumulating piles of feces and animals dying underneath, thus needing extraction. To clear up the difference between the two, typically a deck will be built over an existing stoop, so the animals living under the deck are actually living under the stoop unless the deck is very low to the ground and tightly enclosed. When a skunk is underneath and sprays, the concrete being porous as it is, will soak up the molecules drawing them into the home. Usually heat or moisture will activate these odors hence the reason they enhance when heat or air conditioning is turned on.Raccoon feces as mentioned earlier carries parasites that can be extremely harmful and even fatal to people and pets, but even more so children.

Chimney Animals: Animals living in a chimney are typically the result of having an uncapped chimney that is either near branches or on a home that is frequented with animals. Common situations for Michigan wildlife in chimneys is raccoons and raccoon mother with litters of babies denning in the spring, squirrels that have fallen down the chimney and are unable to climb back up, birds that have fallen down and are unable to fly up the chimney, chimney swifts which are able to fly out once reaching adult size, bat colonies roosting inside of the chimney and we have even encountered a duck that had fell into the chimney and sadly died.Animal removal from chimneys will vary in methods from animal to animal. Raccoons are usually either fished out by hand or if the correct time of the year they areevicted with a hormone treatment, squirrels can typically be scared into running up a rope that has been dropped down the chimney, birds that can not fly must be hand removed, and chimney swifts and bats must be removed with a one way valve once the young are able to fly.

Animal Proofing For Raccoons

Michigan Wildlife Solutions, LLC is a wildlife control division of Michigan Bat Control Inc. We pride ourselves in providing humane nuisance animal control services on residential homes and commercial properties. We are proud members of NWCOA, MADCA and Bat Conservation International. Our company provides a complete array of pest wildlife services for residential and commercial property throughout Livingston, Genesee, Oakland, Washtenaw, Ingham and all other Counties. We also provide commercial and residential bat removal, bat control, and get rid of bats through out the state of Michigan. Whether you have raccoons in the chimney, squirrels in the attic, skunks digging your yard up, mice in the attic, or birds in the eaves we can solve your nuisance wildlife problem in a speedy and professional manner. We take every call serious and treat every customer with the highest professionalism. We do not use automated phone systems or answering services. You will always get a certified technician on the phone who can answer any of your nuisance animal questions or concerns.